6 week Placement - Listing and Casework Assistant

Historic England; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A public body for heritage is seeking a Listing and Casework Assistant for a paid part-time, 6-week hybrid placement based in Cambridgeshire. Responsibilities include coordinating casework, performing research, and handling customer inquiries. Applicants must be over 22 years old, reside in Cambridgeshire, and be available to start in January 2026. This role provides valuable experience in the heritage sector, enhancing future career prospects.

Qualifications

• Age 22 or over and reside in Cambridgeshire.
• Desire to learn and develop within the historic environment sector.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate listing and development advice casework.
• Research and assess historic places.
• Act as the first point of contact for customer inquiries.

Skills

Hard working

Discovery

Accuracy

Problem solving

Communication

Connecting

Job description

Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as a Listing and Casework Assistant (6 week placement).

This is a part-time 6 week paid placement funded by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. We offer hybrid working where you are based in the Cambridge office and from home.

As part of the funding agreement with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to be eligible for this placement you must be aged 22 years or over and live in Cambridgeshire. You will be required to start at the end of January 2026/early February due to funding restrictions this date cannot be moved.

Purpose of the Placement

You will co‑coordinate listing and development advice casework; research and assess historic places including buildings, archaeological remains and designed landscapes; and log and process casework.

As a Listing and Casework Assistant you will be based in the Business Support Team, but will focus on work for the Listing Team.

What you will be doing

• Acting as the initial point of contact for customer enquiries concerning listing; ensuring high standards of customer service at all times.
• Undertaking research into sites and areas using a range of sources such as aerial photographs, historic maps, plans, and reports.
• Working with Information Specialists on data collection, mapping, and data standards issues.
• Undertaking project and day‑to‑day administrative work for the strategic listing programme.
• Adding photographs from the Archive or other reasonable sources to the Missing Pieces Project for designated assets on the National Heritage List for England.

Behaviours we are looking for

• Hard working – you always seek to put in the required effort and strive for the highest quality of work.
• Discovery – you love finding out new things and developing yourself.
• Accuracy – enjoy focusing on the details and working within defined boundaries.
• Problem solving – you enjoy analysing situations and investigating practical solutions.
• Communication – you enjoy actively listening and questioning where necessary.
• Connecting – you enjoy establishing relationships, seeking to support and help others.

Start Date

January 2026/early February 2026

Provisional interview dates: 16th January 2026

Why complete a placement with Historic England

This placement will give you knowledge, skills and experience that will enhance your future career prospects. Once you have completed your time with us you will have gained work experience and an overview of historic environment advice that will enable you to build a career within many areas of the heritage sector. You will also have gained administration, research and report writing skills which are transferable to a range of industries.

You will have gained basic knowledge of planning processes and heritage protection which will be valuable to roles in public sector organisations such as local authorities, smaller private sector planning consultancies, and heritage charities.

Contact

Historic England wants all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self.

Contact us by email at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

How to Apply

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science‑backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.